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People point to the Sun as clouds obscure eclipse

AMAMI, Japan - People look at the Sun amid thick cloud cover at 10:58 a.m., shortly after the start of the total solar eclipse on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on July 22. Many people in the area were unable to see the first total solar eclipse over Japan in 46 years due to bad weather.

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Solar eclipse in Japan

AMAMI, Japan - Spectators on Amami Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan look up at the dark sky as the moon passes between the sun and the Earth during a total solar eclipse at 10:58 a.m. on July 22, 2009 (Japan time).

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Solar eclipse in Japan

AMAMI, Japan - Space enthusiasts, local residents and tourists on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture look up at the dark sky as the moon passes between the sun and the Earth during a total solar eclipse in Japan at 10:58 a.m. on July 22, 2009 (Japan time).